GE14: Malaysia Decides

GE14: Malaysia Decides - In 11 days of intense campaigning, the politicians have had their say. They have made promises, pledges and painted pictures of great things to come. Today, we Malaysians will have our say - on who will lead the country for the next five years.

9.37am: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has cast his vote for the Pekan parliamentary seat. The Barisan Nasional  chairman arrived at his polling station Sekolah Sains Sultan Ahmad Shah at 9.20 am together with his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.

Najib was all smiles when he was greeted by other voters who were present at the station. The Barisan chief is in a four-cornered fight for the Pekan seat.

9.30am: Incumbent Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar arrives at SMA Hj Mohd Yatim in Ulu Gadong to cast his ballot. 

Her daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar, who is two-term Lembah Pantai MP, is contesting the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat in GE14. She voted in SK Bukit Bandaraya in Kuala Lumpur and is expected to return to Permatang Pauh later this afternooon.

9:20am: Former Terengganu state secretary and Barisan Nasional candidate for the Kuala Terengganu Parliamentary seat casts his vote at SMK Chendering.

9.20am: Sibu Supp candidate Dato Andrew Wong cast his vote at SJK Chung Hua.

9.13am: Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun joined hundreds of voters up early to cast their votes in SMK Mahmud here.

9am: Flamboyant celebrity Azwan Ali points out wrongly tagged ballot boxes as he was about the cast his vote at Sek Keb Klang Gate in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. He noticed the mistake where yellow ballot papers were in the box tagged "Parliament" and orange ballot papers were in the box tagged "State". "It should be the other way around," he said. "This kind of mistake will get the people riled up."

Azwan who is running for the Bukit Antarabangsa state seat in Selangor barely missed bumping into his brother Datuk Seri Azmin Ali who arrived with his wife Shamshida Taharin to cast their vote at the school.

8.50am: Barisan Nasional's Stampin candidate Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian, accompanied by his wife Datin Enn Ong, voted at SMK Bandar Kuching No 1.

"You journalists don't forget to go and vote too, don't just work only, because every vote counts," he told reporters.

Dr Sim, who is Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) president, is facing state DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen, who cast his ballot at SMK Kuching High at 8.45am.

8.49am: BN candidate for the Seputeh parliamentary seat Chan Quin Er, 31, arrived at 7.30am at SK Seri Mega in Jalan Hujan, Taman Overseas Union, Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur. Fellow candidate and four-term DAP MP Teresa Kok, 54, cast her vote at SMK Batu Lapan Jalan Puchong, Taman Kinrara, Selangor.

8.40am: Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah cast his vote at the SK Tunku Abdul Rahman in Mergong, Alor Setar.

8.40am: Bukit Bintang Wanita MCA chief Ann Tan Ean Ean, who is contesting the Bukit Bintang seat, casts her vote at SJK (C) Nan Kai

8.35am: Barisan Nasional candidate for Setiawangsa parliamentary seat Tan Sri Zulhasnan Rafique arrive at SK Setiawangsa with his family to cast their votes.

8.30am: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his wife Puan Sri Norainee Abdul Rahman arrive to cast their ballots at SMK Sri Muar.

8.15am: MCA Youth chief Datuk Chong Sin Woon and his wife Datin Chai Yoke Shyuan arrive at SMK Dato' Mohd Said in Nilai to cast their votes.

8.10am: Barisan Nasional deputy chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and his wife Datin Seri Hamidah Khamis successfully cast their ballots at the Madrasah Manbail Ulum voting centre at Sungai Nipah Darat.

8.03am: Miri SUPP candidate Datuk Sebastian Ting voted at 8.03am at SK Bintang.

8am: PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, who is defending his Marang parliamentary seat, arrives at SK Rusila in Marang to cast his ballot.

7.50am: Bukit Antarabangsa Independent candidate Azwan Ali arrives at SK Klang Gate in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur to cast his vote.